Pneumatic-tire cleaner



No. 6|7,288. Patented Jan. 3, [899.

W. GLASGOW, PNEUMATIC TIRE CLEANER.

Application filed Feb. 19 1897.) (No Model.)

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\VILLIAM GLASGOXV, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,288, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed February 19, 1897. Serial No. 624 229- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern. Be it known that 1, WILLIAM GLAS OW, citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pneumatic-Tire Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,

- reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of thisspecification.

The present invention relates to that class of tire cleaners or scrapers that are employed to remove the accumulated mud and dirt from the pneumatic tires of bicycles, &c. r

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, convenient, and efficient appliance for such uses in which the parts when not required for use are adapted to fold or move together in a very compact manner and enable the appliance to be carried conveniently in the pocket of the user, all as will hereinafter more fully appear, and be more particularly pointed out in the claims. I attaiu' such object by the construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my present invention, the parts being shown in their open position ready for use; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation of the same, showing the parts in a closed condition; Fig. 3,an end elevation of the same; Fig. 4, a side elevation, with parts in section, of a modified form of the appliance, the parts being shown in a closed condition; Fig. 5, a similar view of the same in an open condition; Fig. 6, a side elevation of another modified form of the appliance, the parts being shown in a closed position in dotted lines and in an open position in full lines; Fig.7 a detail plan view of the spring for holding the auxiliary blade in position; Fig. 8, a detail section of the same at line a; at, Fig. 6; Fig. 9, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 10, a sectional elevation of another modified form of the present appliance, the parts being shown in a closed condition in full lines and in an open position in dotted lines.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

As represented in the drawings, the present invention comprises a body portion or haft l 1 1- and one or more cleaning-blades 2, 2', 2, 2', and 3 3, as shown inthe different figures of the drawings, that are secured to said body portion so as to be capable of moving into the same when not required for use and thereby render the appliance very compact and capable of convenient carriage in the pocket, &c., of the user.

The main cleaning-blade 2 2, 850., will be a crescent shape, the concavity thereof being adapted to fit the curved exterior of pneumatic tires and afford means for the rapid and ready removal of mud, &c., therefrom, the attachment between the end or shank 4 of such blade and the haft orbody 1 being either a pivotal one, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, or a sliding one, as shown in Fig. 10. 5 5' 5 5" are springs resting against noncircular portions of the cleaning-blade shank and which are adapted to hold the cleaningblade in a somewhat rigid manner in a closed or open condition in manner similar to an ordinary pocket-knife.

The supplementary cleaning-blade 3 8 will usually be of a tapering or pointed nature, as shown, so as to be capable of ready and convenient use in removing mud and dirt from recesses in the wheel-rim, &c., and such blade will have attachment to the main body or haft 1 1, &c., in a manner substantially similar to that described in connection with the main crescent-shaped cleaning-blade 2 2, &c., such attachment being either a pivotal one, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, or a sliding one, as shown in Fig. 10. 6 6'6 6"are springs resting against non-circular portions of the shank of said blade 3 3 and which are adapted to hold such blade in a rigid manner in its closed or open condition.

In the present invention the respective cleaning-blades 2 2, &c., and 3 3 will be connected at opposite edges of the main body or haft 1 1, 850., and will move in and be housed in such opposite edges and when opened for use will project in opposite directions from said body or haft, as shown.

In use the haft or body 1 1, &c., may be recessed out or otherwise formed to constitute a receptacle for matches, 850.; but such feature forms no part of the present invention.

I am aware that prior to my invention foot- ICO hooks for horses have been formed with a pointed and semicircular-shaped hook pivoted to a handle portion, so as to fold together more compactly; also,that pocket-knives have been formed with a wire-cutting blade oval on top and concaved on its under side and provided with a sharp cutting edge, the end being sharply curved, so as to provide against the possibility of the same slipping when being placed under a wire. I therefore make no claim to either of such constructions broadly; but,

Having thus fully described my said invention, WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pneumatic-tire cleaner, comprising a haft or body portion, and a cleaning-blade having a crescent form, the concaved scraping edge of which is formed to fit the curved exterior of a pneumatic tire connected thereto and adapted to move into the haft when not required for use, the concaved cleaning edge of the crescent-shaped blade being of a blunted nature, and the free end of the same being of a rounded nature, so as to avoid accidental cutting or puncture of the pneu mat-ictire substantially as described.

2. A pneumatic-tire cleaner, comprisingin combination, a haft or body portion, a crescent-shaped cleaningblade the concaved scraping edge of which is formed to fit the curved exterior of a pneumatic tire, and a tapering or pointed blade, both connected to the haft at opposite ends thereof and adapted to move into said haft when not required for use, the concaved cleaning edge of the crescent-shaped blade being of a blunted nature, and the free end of the same being of a rounded nature, so as to avoid accidental cutting or puncture of the pneumatic tire substantially as described.

3. A pneumatic-tire cleaner, comprising in combination, a haft or body portion, a crescent-shaped cleaning-blade the concaved scraping edge of which is formed to fit the curved exterior of a pneumatic tire, having a non-circular shank, and a spring attached to the haft and having engagement against said non-circular shank, to hold the cleaning blade in an open and closed condition, the concaved cleaning edge of the crescent-shaped blade being of a blunted nature, and the free end of the same being of a rounded nature, so as to avoidaccidental cutting or puncture of the pneumatic tire substantially as set forth.

4. A pneumatic-tire cleaner, comprising in combination, a bait or body portion, a crescent-shaped cleaningblade, a tapering or pointed blade, both connected to the haft at opposite ends thereof, and adapted to move into said haft when not required for use, and springs attached to the haft and having engagement against non-circular parts of the blades to hold the same in their open and closed conditions, the concaved cleaning edge of the crescent-shaped blade being of a blunted nature, and the free end of the same being of a rounded nature, so as to avoid accidental cutting or pu ncture of the pneumatic tire substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof witness my hand this 13th day of February, 1897.

ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAVALLIN. 

